Introduction to Investigation and Law Enforcement
• History of Law Enforcement
• The Criminal Justice System
• Types of Evidence and Their Usefulness
• Interviewing Techniques
• Principles of Interrogation
Introduction to Conducting Private Investigations
• The Ethics of Being a Private Investigator
• How to Conduct Research, Interviews, and Surveillance
• How to Manage the Products of an Investigation
• The Law of Public and Private Investigations
• Accident Investigations
• Background Investigations
• Criminal Investigations
• Domestic Investigations
• Fraud and Financial Investigations
• Insurance Investigations
• Missing Persons Investigations
• Undercover Investigations
Investigator and Fraud Fighter Guidebook Volume 1
• The Successful Investigator
• Case Initiation
• Conducting Thorough Investigations
• Expanding Investigative Efforts
• Fraud, Waste, Abuse, and Systemic Weaknesses
• Summary Reports
Investigator and Fraud Fighter Guidebook Volume 2
• The Investigator's Toolbox: Resources, Tools, and Techniques
• Interviewing
• Case Planning
• Large-Scale Investigations
• Making Presentations
• Providing Testimony
• Closing the Case
• Personal and Professional Growth
This educational program is an introductory course designed to help students gain knowledge necessary for the vocational application of this subject. Completion of this program does not fulfill the legal requirements of particular state licenses or certifications, which may require additional training or apprenticeships.
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